Decision Parameters

Decisions It Cites

KSR Int'l v. Teleflex [550 U.S. 398, 2007]

Decisions That Cite It

In re Comiskey [499 F.3d 1365, 2007]

Rules & Quotes

[OBVIOUS] {1} Accommodating a prior art mechanical device that accomplishes that goal to modern electronics would have been reasonably obvious to one of ordinary skill in designing children's learning devices. Applying modern electronics to older mechanical devices has been commonplace in recent years. We agree with the district court that one of ordinary skill in the art of children's learning toys would have found it obvious to combine the Bevan [electromechancial] device with the SSR to update it using modern electronic components in order to gain the commonly understood benefits of such adaptation, such as decreased size, increased reliability, simplified operation, and reduced cost. The combination is thus the adaptation of an old idea or invention (Bevan) using newer technology that is commonly available and understood in the art (the SSR).